Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
E
6
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3121
2478
2027
1643
1285
1083
784
663
572
473
430
350
285
280
224
166
157
119
119
89
88
91
94
66
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM0.91m
4:03AM0.87m
5:22PM0.86m
4:44AM0.83m
6:21PM0.81m
5:36AM0.80m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.09m
11:09PM0.39m
11:22AM0.14m
00:00AM0.44m
12:19PM0.20m
1:03AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
24
26
24
22
21
21
21
22
26
27
24
23
22
21
21
23
27
28
26
24
23
22
22
24
25
25
23
21
20
21
22
23
27
27
24
23
22
22
22
24
28
27
26
24
23
23
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
3121
2478
2027
1643
1285
1083
784
663
572
473
430
350
285
280
224
166
157
119
119
88
76
62
64
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
25
24
6
6
5
16
17
33
11
11
19
55
51
38
36
88
91
94
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
12
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
9
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
16
24
18
19
20
11
45
33
15
15
21
54
39
74
89
74
74
76
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
10
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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